Richard Wenzel Becher
Apr 17, 2007
RICHARD WENZEL “DICK” BECHER Funeral Mass for Richard Wenzel “Dick” Becher, a lifelong Cortez resident, will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 20 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Cremation will follow the Mass. Dick was born on February 26, 1918 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of John Richard and Emma (Koehn) Becher. He passed away on...
Nettie Rose Frazier
Apr 13, 2007
NETTIE ROSE FRAZIER Funeral services for longtime Dove Creek resident Nettie Rose Frazier will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, April 18 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Dove Creek Cemetery. Nettie passed away at her home in Dove Creek on Friday, April 13, 2007. She was born to Dee and Nellie Finch on May 9, 1928...
Charles M. Searle
Apr 13, 2007
CHARLES M. SEARLE Memorial services for Cortez home builder, banker and community leader Charles M. Searle will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 19 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Charles passed away at Swedish Hospital in Denver, Colo. on Friday, April 13, 2007 at the age of 83. He was born the son of Brigadier General Howard...
Sandra Elizabeth Fogarty Altenburg
Apr 13, 2007
SANDRA ELIZABETH FOGARTY ALTENBURG Sandra Elizabeth Fogarty Altenburg was born on December 9, 1948 in Orange County, Calif., the daughter of Albion Walter and Doris Geruth (Chapman) Senti. She passed away on Friday, April 13, 2007 at her residence at the age of 58. On April 10, 2007, Sandra married Lewis Altenburg in Cortez. In her free time, Sandra enjoyed...
Marla Vriginia English
Apr 13, 2007
MARLA VIRGINIA ENGLISH Marla Virginia English passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on Friday, April 13, 2007 at the age of 68. She was born June 21, 1938 in San Jose, Calif., the daughter of Jim and Helen (Simplot) Wilson. Surviving Marla are her friend, Ron Sutton of Cortez; and two sons, Randy and Ronny Shattuck both of Bainbridge Island,...
Betty Lou Derosier
Apr 12, 2007
BETTY LOU DeROSIER Funeral services for former Cortez resident, Betty Lou DeRosier will be held at 10 .m. Saturday, April 21 at the Cortez Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Empire Street Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Betty Lou was born July 5, 1929 the eldest child of Vernon and Chloe Dove (Slade) Willden in Kline, Colo....
Merit Reed Carter
Apr 11, 2007
MERIT REED CARTER Funeral services for Merit Reed Carter, a longtime resident of Cortez will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, April 16 at the First Baptist Church of Cortez with Rev. James Patton officiating. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery with Masonic graveside services being conducted by Masonic Lodge #133 A.F. & A.M. Visitation has been set for Sunday...
Ralph Raymond Clark
Apr 11, 2007
RALPH RAYMOND CLARK Memorial services for Ralph Raymond Clark, a resident of Dolores, have been rescheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday, April 28 at the Mountain View Baptist Church on Summit Ridge. Pastors Jimmie Burton, Roy Vinson and Rick Gregory will officiate. Ralph was born January 17, 1921 in Lindsay, Okla. the son of John Columbus and Mille (Mozley) Clark. He...
Frances Irene Larsen
Apr 11, 2007
FRANCES IRENE LARSEN Funeral services for Frances Irene Larsen, a lifelong resident of Cortez will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 19 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Road M Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Frances was born July 13, 1926 in Norwood, Colo. the daughter of Ralph Otis and Phoebe Olive (Kennedy) Stoddard....
Anita Tsosie
Apr 9, 2007
ANITA TSOSIE Funeral services for Cortez resident Anita Tsosie will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 14 at the Cortez First Baptist Church. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Rev. William D. Lee will officiate. The daughter of Little Harvey and Jessie (White) Harvey, Anita was born on March 10, 1959 in Sweetwater, Ariz. She passed away...
Alvina Rosetta "Skip" Mcculley
Apr 6, 2007
ALVINA ROSETTA “SKIP” MCCULLEY Alvina Rosetta “Skip” McCulley was born on December 8, 1929 in Prichett, Colo., the daughter of Hervy Hudson and Hazel May (Terpening) Hopper. She passed away on Friday, April 6, 2007 at the Vista Grande Inn at the age of 77. Skip worked at the Bar-D-Wranglers and for the Humane Society Thrift Store in Durango. She...
Ray W. Patten
Mar 28, 2007
RAY W. PATTEN Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident, Ray W. Patten will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 31 at Arriola Cemetery. A reception for his friends will be held from 3 to 4:30 p.m., Saturday at Madison House to celebrate Ray’s birthday and his life. Visitation has been set for Friday evening from 5 to 7 p.m....
Honk Donahoo
Mar 28, 2007
HONK DONAHOO Memorial services for Honk Donahoo will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 6 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Honk was born May 22, 1922 in Omaha, Neb., the son of Hubert John and Goldie (Graham) Donahoo. He passed away at his home on March 28, 2007 at the age of 84. On March 5, 1945, Honk...
Sharon Ann Wichmann
Mar 25, 2007
SHARON ANN WICHMANN Funeral services for Cortez resident Sharon Ann Wichmann will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thurs., March 29 at the Cortez Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, M Road Chapel, with Bishop Randy Dalton conducting. Interment services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 30 at Cliffview Cemetery in Price, Utah. A visitation has been scheduled...
Lauren Duane "Woody" Woodard
Mar 23, 2007
LAUREN DUANE “WOODY” WOODARD Funeral services for Lauren Duane “Woody” Woodard will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, March 30 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery with military honors being conducted by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Woody was born November 4, 1913 at Plum Creek Township, Mitchell County, Kans. His parents, who farmed...
Colleen Mae Northcutt
Mar 21, 2007
COLLEEN MAE NORTHCUTT Funeral services for Colleen Mae Northcutt, a resident of Cortez, will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, March 26 at the Cortez Family Worship Center, 500 N. Washington Street. Pastor Gary Fowler will officiate. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Colleen was born December 2l, 1930 at Tacoma, Wash., the daughter of George and Thelma...
Kathryn Florence Sutherland
Mar 17, 2007
KATHRYN FLORENCE SUTHERLAND Kathryn Sutherland (98), born December 14th, 1908, passed away March 17th, 2007 in Cortez Colorado. Formerly of Fort Collins Colorado and Saratoga Wyoming, Kathryn was a beloved sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother. She is survived by her daughter, Jan Heyl and husband Robert of Mancos, Colorado; granddaughters Keena Metcalf (husband Ken) of Denver; Aneka Jensen (husband Mike)...
Lena Adakai Yazzie
Mar 14, 2007
LENA ADAKAI YAZZIE Funeral services for Cortez resident Lena Adakai Yazzie are tentatively scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, March 17. Please contact Ertel Funeral Home at 565-3468 for the funeral service location. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Lena was born on April 14, 1935 in Dennehotso, Ariz., the daughter of Jerry and Sarah (Gray) Adakai. She passed away on...
Louise Billie
Mar 14, 2007
LOUISE BILLIE Funeral services for Louise Billie, a resident of Cortez, will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 22 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Louise was born January 1, 1901 at Luepp, Ariz. She passed away at her home in Cortez on March 14, 2007 at the age of 106. Louise...
Lela Martinez
Mar 13, 2007
LELA MARTINEZ Funeral Mass for lifelong Mancos resident Lela Martinez will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 19 at St. Rita Catholic Church in Mancos. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Reverends Joseph L. Gallegos C.R. and Salvador Cisneros C.R. will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Sunday afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. at Ertel...
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